African-American Works from the Collection
Exhibition
Exhibition Overview
African-American Works from the Collection
Andrea Norris, curator
North Balcony, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
A selection of works from the permanent collection were shown to celebrate the 25th anniversary of African and African American studies at the University of Kansas. Paintings, sculpture, prints, and photography, many of them acquired in the past five years, were shown, some for the first time. Artists represented included Frederick John Eversley, Faith Ringgold, Carrie Mae Weems, Kansas native Gordon Parks, Glenn Lignon, Alison Saar, Jacob Lawrence, and KU graduate John Newman.
Exhibition images
Works of art
Sam Gilliam (1933–2022)
1982
William Henry Johnson (1901–1970)
circa 1940
1994
Roy DeCarava (1919–2009)
1956
Frederick John Eversley (1941–2025)
1970
Marquetta Johnson (active late 1900s); Faith Ringgold (1930–2024)
1985